Cedrick Juan
Paul Cedrick Gutierrez Juan is a Filipino theater, movie, and television actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Fr. José Burgos in the historical film GomBurZa, for which he received the Best Actor award at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Early life and education
Paul Cedrick Gutierrez Juan was born on June 26, 1990, in Santa Cruz, Manila. He grew up in Santa Maria, Bulacan. He is the second eldest among eight siblings. Juan graduated from Far Eastern University with a degree in mass communication.Juan began his career as a stage actor in 2008. His early acting work includes performances with Dulaang UP at the University of the Philippines Diliman from 2013 to 2016, as well as with the FEU-Art Theatre Clinique at Far Eastern University.
Career
In 2022, Juan was cast in the musical Mula sa Buwan, a musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano De Bergerac.In 2023, he portrayed Fr. José Burgos in GomBurZa, a historical biographical film that dramatizes the events leading to the execution of the titular martyr priests implicated in the Cavite Mutiny. He originally auditioned for the role of Cavite Mutiny leader Fernando La Madrid but was later offered the part of Fr. José Burgos by the film’s director, Pepe Diokno. For his performance, he won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival.
In 2024, Juan signed a contract with Manny Pangilinan's newly-launched MediaQuest Artist Agency, becoming one of 13 new artists to join TV5.